Double Sided Armoire Assembly

ABSTRACT

A double sided armoire assembly for includes a cabinet that has a front side and a back side, and each of the front side and the back side is open. The cabinet has a dividing wall that is positioned between the front side and the back side to define a first closet and a second closet in the cabinet. A pair of first closet rods is positioned in the first closet and a pair of second closet rods is positioned in the second closet. A pair of drawers is each slidably positioned in the cabinet to store personal objects. Each of the drawers is slidable in opposing directions for opening the drawers.

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(g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to armoire devices and more particularly pertains to a new armoire device for facilitating a pair of closets in a cabinet. The device includes a cabinet with a first closet and a second closet each recessed into opposite sides of the cabinet from each other. The cabinet has a plurality of drawers for storage and a plurality of closet rods for hangers, and each of the drawers is slidable in opposing directions for opening the drawers.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to armoire devices including a storage box which has a plurality of closets being laterally distributed across the storage box. The prior art discloses a variety of collapsible storage closets for storing clothing. In no instance does the prior art disclose a cabinet with a pair of closets being recessed into opposite sides of the cabinet from each other.

(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cabinet that has a front side and a back side, and each of the front side and the back side is open. The cabinet has a dividing wall that is positioned between the front side and the back side to define a first closet and a second closet in the cabinet. A pair of first closet rods is positioned in the first closet and a pair of second closet rods is positioned in the second closet. A pair of drawers is each slidably positioned in the first closet to store personal objects. Each of the drawers is slidable in opposing directions for opening the drawers.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

(i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a double sided armoire assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a left side phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

(j) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new armoire device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the double sided armoire assembly 10 generally comprises a cabinet 12 has a front side 14 and a back side 16, and each of the front side 14 and the back side 16 is open. The cabinet 12 includes a dividing wall 18 that is positioned between the front side 14 and the back side 16 to define a first closet 20 and a second closet 22 in the cabinet 12. The cabinet 12 has a top wall 24, a bottom wall 26 and a pair of outer walls 28 each extending between the top wall 24 and the bottom wall 26. Additionally, the outer walls 28 are spaced apart from each other such that each of the front side 14 and the back side 16 extends between the outer walls 28.

The dividing wall 18 extends between each of the outer walls 28 and the dividing wall 18 is centrally positioned between the front side 14 and the back side 16. The first closet 20 is associated with the front side 14 and the second closet 22 is associated with the back side 16. The top wall 24 has a set of first tracks 30 integrated into a bottom surface 31 of the top wall 24, and the first tracks 30 are coextensive with the front side 14 of the cabinet 12. The bottom wall 26 has a set of second tracks 32 integrated into a top surface 33 of the bottom wall 26, and each of the second tracks 32 is coextensive with the front side 14 of the cabinet 12. The top wall 24 has a set of third tracks 34 is integrated into the bottom surface 31 of the top wall 24, and the third tracks 34 are coextensive with the back side 16 of the cabinet 12. The bottom wall 26 has a set of fourth tracks 36 integrated into the top surface 37 of the bottom wall 26, and each of the fourth tracks 36 is coextensive with the back side 16 of the cabinet 12.

A pair of first closet rods 38 is each positioned in the first closet 20. Each of the first closet rods 38 is horizontally oriented for having clothes hangers hung on the first closet rods 38. Each of the first closet rods 38 extends between the pair of outer walls 28 and each of the first closet rods 38 is positioned closer to the top wall 24 than the bottom wall 26. A shelf 40 is positioned in the first closet 20 to support objects and the shelf 40 lies on a horizontal plane. The shelf 40 is spaced from the bottom wall 26 of the cabinet 12 to define a drawer space 42 between the shelf 40 and the bottom wall 26, and the shelf 40 extends between the front side 14 of the cabinet 12 and the back side 16 of the cabinet 12. Moreover, the dividing wall extends between the top wall 24 of the cabinet 12 and the shelf 40.

A pair of drawers 44 is each slidably positioned in the cabinet 12 to store personal objects. Each of the drawers 44 is positioned in the drawer space 42 and the drawers 44 are distributed between the pair of outer walls 28 of the cabinet 12. Each of the drawers 44 slides outwardly beyond the front side 14 of the cabinet 12 when the drawers 44 are in a first open position. Each of the drawers 44 slides outwardly beyond the back side 16 of the cabinet 12 when the drawers are in a second open position. Additionally, each of the drawers 44 is recessed behind the front side 14 and the back side 16 when the drawers 44 are closed. A pair of drawer tracks 43 is each coupled to an interior surface 45 of a respective one of the outer walls 28 of the cabinet 12 and each of said drawer tracks 43 extends between the front side 14 and the back side 16 of the cabinet 12. Additionally, each of the drawer tracks 43 is positioned in the drawer space 42. Each of the drawers 44 slidably engages the drawer tracks 43 to facilitate the drawers 44 to be opened and closed.

A pair of first sliding doors 46 is provided and each of the first sliding doors 46 has a top edge 48 and a bottom edge 50. The top edge 48 of each of the first sliding doors 46 slidably engages a respective one of the first tracks 30 and the bottom edge 50 of each of the first sliding doors 46 slidably engages a respective one of the second tracks 32. The first sliding doors 46 are positionable to cover the first closet 20 or to expose the first closet 20.

A pair of second closet rods 52 is provided and each of the second closet rods 52 is positioned in the second closet 22. Each of the second closet rods 52 is horizontally oriented for having clothes hangers hung on the second closet rods 52. Each of the second closet rods 52 extends between the pair of outer walls 28 and each of the second closet rods 52 is positioned closer to the top wall 24 than the bottom wall 26.

A pair of second sliding doors 60 is provided and each of the second sliding doors 60 has an upper edge 62 and a lower edge 64. The upper edge 62 of each of the second sliding doors 60 slidably engages a respective one of the third tracks 34. The lower edge 64 of each of the second sliding doors 60 slidably engages a respective one of the fourth tracks 36. The second sliding doors 60 are positionable to cover the second closet 22 or to expose the second closet 22. A plurality of rollers 66 is each rotatably coupled to the bottom wall 26 of the cabinet 12 to roll along a support surface. Each of the rollers 66 is aligned with a respective one of four corners of the bottom wall 26, and each of the rollers 66 may comprise a caster or other similar type of roller.

In use, each of the first closet 20 and the second closet 22 can be assigned to contain seasonal clothing, such as winter clothing or summer clothing, for example. In this way the cabinet 12 need only be rotated to present either the first closet 20 or the second closet 22. Thus, summer clothes can be accessed without the need to place winter clothes into storage, and vice verse. Additionally, the cabinet 12 can be relocated at any time without the need to remove anything from the cabinet 12.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A double sided armoire assembly for storing clothing and personal objects, said assembly comprising: a cabinet having a front side and a back side, each of said front side and said back side being open, said cabinet having a dividing wall being positioned between said front side and said back side to define a first closet and a second closet in said cabinet; a pair of first closet rods, each of said first closet rods being positioned in said first closet, each of said first closet rods being horizontally oriented wherein each of said first closet rods is configured to have clothes hangers hung on said first closet rods; a shelf being positioned in said first closet wherein said shelf is configured to support objects, said shelf lying on a horizontal plane; a pair of drawers, each of said drawers being slidably positioned in said cabinet wherein each of said drawers is configured to store personal objects, each of said drawers being slidably forwardly from the cabinet or rearwardly from the cabinet to open said drawers; and a pair of second closet rods, each of said second closet rods being positioned in said second closet, each of said second closet rods being horizontally oriented wherein each of said second closet rods is configured to have clothes hangers hung on said second closet rods.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said cabinet has a top wall, a bottom wall and pair of outer walls each extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer walls being spaced apart from each other such that each of said front side and said back side extends between said outer walls, said dividing wall extending between each of said outer walls, said dividing wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said dividing wall being centrally positioned between said front side and said back side, said first closet being associated with said front side, said second closet being associated with said back side; said top wall having a set of first tracks being integrated into a bottom surface of said top wall, said first tracks being coextensive with said front side of said cabinet, said bottom wall having a set of second tracks being integrated into a top surface of said bottom wall, each of said second tracks being coextensive with said front side of said cabinet, said top wall having a set of third tracks being integrated into a bottom surface of said top wall, said third tracks being coextensive with said back side of said cabinet, said bottom wall having a set of fourth tracks being integrated into a top surface of said bottom wall, each of said fourth tracks being coextensive with said back side of said cabinet.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein: said shelf is spaced from said bottom wall of said cabinet to define a drawer space between said shelf and said bottom wall, said shelf extending between said front side of said cabinet and said back side of said cabinet, said dividing wall extending between said top wall of said cabinet and said shelf; and each of said drawers is positioned in said drawer space, said drawers being distributed between said pair of outer walls of said cabinet, each of said drawers sliding outwardly beyond said front side of said cabinet when said drawers are in a first open position, each of said drawers extending outwardly beyond said back side of said cabinet when said drawers are in a second open position, each of said drawers being recessed behind said front side and said back when said drawers are in a closed position.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a pair of first sliding doors, each of said first sliding doors having a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edge of each of said first sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said first tracks, said bottom edge of each of said first sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said second tracks, said first sliding doors being positionable to cover said first closet or to expose said first closet.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a pair of second sliding doors, each of said second sliding doors having a upper edge and a lower edge, said upper edge of each of said second sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said third tracks, said lower edge of each of said second sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said fourth tracks, said second sliding doors being positionable to cover said second closet or to expose said second closet.
 6. A double sided armoire assembly for storing clothing and personal objects, said assembly comprising: a cabinet having a front side and a back side, each of said front side and said back side being open, said cabinet having a dividing wall being positioned between said front side and said back side to define a first closet and a second closet in said cabinet, said cabinet having a top wall, a bottom wall and pair of outer walls each extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said outer walls being spaced apart from each other such that each of said front side and said back side extends between said outer walls, said dividing wall extending between each of said outer walls, said dividing wall being centrally positioned between said front side and said back side, said first closet being associated with said front side, said second closet being associated with said back side, said top wall having a set of first tracks being integrated into a bottom surface of said top wall, said first tracks being coextensive with said front side of said cabinet, said bottom wall having a set of second tracks being integrated into a top surface of said bottom wall, each of said second tracks being coextensive with said front side of said cabinet, said top wall having a set of third tracks being integrated into a bottom surface of said top wall, said third tracks being coextensive with said back side of said cabinet, said bottom wall having a set of fourth tracks being integrated into a top surface of said bottom wall, each of said fourth tracks being coextensive with said back side of said cabinet; a pair of first closet rods, each of said first closet rods being positioned in said first closet, each of said first closet rods being horizontally oriented wherein each of said first closet rods is configured to have clothes hangers hung on said first closet rods, each of said first closet rods extending between said pair of outer walls, each of said first closet rods being positioned closer to said top wall than said bottom wall; a shelf being positioned in said cabinet wherein said shelf is configured to support objects, said shelf lying on a horizontal plane, said shelf being spaced from said bottom wall of said cabinet to define a drawer space between said shelf and said bottom wall, said shelf extending between said back side of said cabinet and said front side of said cabinet, said dividing wall extending between said top wall of said cabinet and said shelf; a pair of drawers, each of said drawers being slidably positioned in said cabinet wherein each of said drawers is configured to store personal objects, each of said drawers being positioned in said drawer space, said drawers being distributed between said pair of outer walls of said cabinet, said drawers being distributed between said pair of outer walls of said cabinet, each of said drawers sliding outwardly beyond said front side of said cabinet when said drawers are in a first open position, each of said drawers extending outwardly beyond said back side of said cabinet when said drawers are in a second open position, each of said drawers being recessed behind said front side and said back when said drawers are in a closed position; a pair of first sliding doors, each of said first sliding doors having a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edge of each of said first sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said first tracks, said bottom edge of each of said first sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said second tracks, said first sliding doors being positionable to cover said first closet or to expose said first closet; a pair of second closet rods, each of said second closet rods being positioned in said second closet, each of said second closet rods being horizontally oriented wherein each of said second closet rods is configured to have clothes hangers hung on said second closet rods, each of said second closet rods extending between said pair of outer walls, each of said second closet rods being positioned closer to said top wall than said bottom wall; a pair of second sliding doors, each of said second sliding doors having a upper edge and a lower edge, said upper edge of each of said second sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said third tracks, said lower edge of each of said second sliding doors slidably engaging a respective one of said fourth tracks, said second sliding doors being positionable to cover said second closet or to expose said second closet; and a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers being rotatably coupled to said bottom wall of said cabinet wherein each of said rollers is configured to roll along a support surface, each of said rollers being aligned with a respective one of four corners of said bottom wall. 